Franconian Language

• the Main Franconian, a High German dialect spoken in Franconia (a region of Bavaria, though historically distinct)
• the West Middle German language family
• a number of West Germanic languages and dialects, including all of West Middle German and some Low German languages as well (such as Dutch and related languages).

• Low Franconian
• Dutch dialects
• Cleves dialects
• South Low Franconian (parts of Netherlands, Belgium and North Rhine-Westphalia)
• Pella Dutch (Iowa)
• Afrikaans (South Africa and Namibia)

• West Middle German
• Ripuarian Franconian (North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Belgium)
• Moselle Franconian (North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland)
• Luxembourgish (Luxemburg, Belgium and France)
• Lorrainian German (France)
• Westpalatine dialects (Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland)
• Forepalatine dialects (Rhineland-Palatinate and France)
• Hesse Nassauish (Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate)
• Lower Hesse dialects (Hesse, Thuringia)

• Transition area between Middle German and Upper German
• East Franconian (Bavaria, Thuringia, Hesse, Baden-Wrttemberg, Saxony and Czech Republic)
• Main Franconian, colloquially called Franconian since dialects of this sub-family are spoken all over Franconia (Bavaria, Thuringia, Hesse)
• Southern Franconian (Baden-Wrttemberg)

See also

• High German language
• Low German language
• East Middle German

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